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JOSEPH KENNETH ‘KEN’ WHELAN Joseph Kenneth “Ken” Whelan, 92, Flaherty, died Oct. 15, 2007. Ken was the last surviving sibling of 12 children born to Kendrick and Victoria Whelan. He was born on his family’s farm on B-Knob Hill Road and continued to live there until his death. He was an active member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church; and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Father Diemert Assembly #3379. He was a veteran of World War II; a Kentucky Farm Bureau director; and a Kentucky Colonel. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Michael Seymour. Mr. Whelan’s family includes his wife of 63 years, Laverne Whelan; seven children and their 21 children, Pat and Jule Ward, Jeffersonville, Ind., and children Melanie and Tammie; Steve Whelan, Flaherty, and children Kelli and Kendrick; Anita Seymour, Flaherty, and children Patrick, Matthew, Laura, Nicholas and Michael; Becky and Ed Beck, Foster City, Calif., and children Christina and Brittney; Keith and Georgia Whelan, Brandenburg, and children Lauren and Logan; Norbert and Robyn Whelan, Louisville, and children Audrey, Adrianne, Max and Alayna; Mark and Jennifer Whelan, Louisville, and children Andrew, Riley, Claire, Delaney and Abby; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral mass will be held Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. from St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Flaherty, with Rev. Paul Beach officiating. Burial will be in the St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church Cemetery, directed by Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home, Vine Grove. Friends may call at the funeral home Oct. 18, 2-8 p.m., and from 9-11:30 a.m. Oct. 19. There will be a prayer service Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. from the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Mass of the Air, 508 Breckinridge Lane, Louisville KY 40207-3833 or St. Martin Church Building Fund, 440 St. Martin Rd., Vine Grove KY 40175. Condolences may be left online at www.nebfh.com.
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